I was thinking about Egyptians when I wrote that, anyway, what does ancient Egypt have to do with Greece anyways?
At some point in the docu. Hughes compares the wall paintings found on Thera and those of Egypt. Interestingly enough, the Minoan artists were apparently also employed by at least one Egyptian pharaoh.
Did Unemployed Minoan Artists Land Jobs in Ancient Egypt?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2422780/posts
Old Egypt investigator identifies to mysterious Hyksos kings [sic]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1605198/posts?page=26#26
A Storm in Egypt during the Reign of Ahmose [The Tempest Stele]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2375891/posts
Akrotiri, Santorini: the Minoan Pompeii - part 1 [of 6]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2376007/posts